Remote Database Administrator, MySQL Specialist

Summary

Join Sporty, a rapidly growing online gaming company, as a Database Engineer and take ownership of our existing and new database infrastructure. You will monitor slow queries, automate deployments, enhance dashboards, and facilitate database deployments into new regions. We utilize a modern tech stack including MySQL, MongoDB, and AWS services. This 100% remote position requires 4+ years of experience with MySQL and MongoDB, hands-on AWS experience, and excellent documentation skills. We offer competitive benefits including four annual bonuses, flexible working hours, annual company retreats, and a top-of-the-line Macbook.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience tackling and managing advanced MySQL and MongoDB problems
• Hands on experience with AWS RDS, Redshift
• Delivering quality documentation and operational runbooks
• Open mind and willing to take on new challenges in a rapidly growing organization
• Sporty is an English speaking working environment, so we are looking for English speakers

Responsibilities

• Take ownership and responsibility for our existing and new database infrastructure
• Slow query monitoring and database system capacity proactive adjustment
• Automating deployments, config management, and building infrastructure with Terraform
• Enhance our existing dashboards as well as develop new dashboards and alert mechanisms
• As we deploy into new regions you’ll be facilitating the database side
• On call responsibilities on a rotating pattern

Benefits

• Sporty is a 100% remote company in continuation of our sustainability pledge
• We have x4 bonuses every year
• Our core working hours are 10am-3pm your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
• 1-2 Annual company retreats
• We want our teams to perform as best they can, so we’ll set you up with a top of the line Macbook